Basic information about the Polk County

The Polk County is located in the state of Florida.
This county occupies 2011 square miles, with 213 square miles being water areas.
There are 602.095 inhabitants living in the county according to the 2010 Census.
As for the racial makeup of Polk County citizens, the 3 largest groups are White (75.21%),
followed by Black or African American (14.75%) and Some Other Race (5.46%).
There are 227.485 households in the county,
while 70,04% of them are family
households and 29,96% represent non family households.
There are 41 cities and towns in Polk County.
The most populated city is Lakeland city and the smallest town or village is Brewster CDP.